TCM Schedule for Saturday, December 15, 2012 -- The Essentials: Fading Stars

6:00 AM
My Pal, Wolf (1944)

A little girl fights to keep her dog over her nanny's objections.
Dir: Alfred Werker
Cast: Sharyn Moffett, Jill Esmond, Una O'Connor.
BW-75 mins, TV-G, CC


7:30 AM
Dance, Charlie, Dance (1937)

A gullible "angel" sinks money into a doomed play.
Dir: Frank McDonald
Cast: Stuart Erwin, Jean Muir, Glenda Farrell.
BW-64 mins, TV-G


8:45 AM
Impact (1949)

After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.
Dir: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn.
BW-111 mins, TV-PG


10:45 AM
Both Barrels Blazing (1945)

The Durango Kid tries to track down stolen money after the bandits are killed.
Dir: Derwin Abrahams
Cast: Charles Starrett, Tex Harding, Dub Taylor.
BW-58 mins, TV-G


12:00 PM
The Saint's Vacation (1941)

Reformed jewel thief Simon Templer vies with Nazi agents for possession of a mysterious music box.
Dir: Leslie Fenton
Cast: Hugh Sinclair, Sally Gray, Arthur Macrae.
BW-61 mins, TV-G


1:15 PM
The Deadly Companions (1961)

To make amends for killing a man, a Civil War veteran accompanies his corpse through dangerous territory.
Dir: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Steve Cochran.
C-93 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format


3:00 PM
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

Lavish remake of the classic tale of the villainous Captain Bligh who drives his crew to revolt during a South Seas expedition.
Dir: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris.
C-185 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


6:15 PM
Forbidden Planet (1956)

A group of space troopers investigates the destruction of a colony on a remote planet.
Dir: Fred McLeod Wilcox
Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen.
C-99 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


TCM PRIMETIME
THE ESSENTIALS: FADING STARS

8:00 PM
The Band Wagon (1953)

A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant.
C-112 mins, TV-G, CC


10:00 PM
The Star (1952)

A faded film star fights to hold on to her past glamour despite failing finances.
Dir: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Bette Davis, Sterling Hayden, Natalie Wood.
BW-90 mins, TV-PG, CC


11:45 PM
Sweet Bird Of Youth (1962)

A young gigolo returns to his southern hometown in search of the lost love of his youth.
Dir: Richard Brooks
Cast: Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight.
C-120 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format


2:00 AM
My Favorite Year (1982)

A flamboyant star throws a TV comedy show into chaos.
Dir: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper.
C-92 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format


4:00 AM
Two Weeks In Another Town (1962)

A recovering alcoholic film director tries for a comeback in Rome.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Edward G. Robinson, Cyd Charisse.
C-107 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format